The best space books on sale for Prime Day

"Dr. Wonderful and Her Dog Blast Off to the Moon!" by Lauren Gunderson, Illustrated by Valerio Fabbretti (Two Lions, 2017)

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From the astrophysical topics to the inspiring tales of women in space, we'll compiled the best space books that are on Amazon and on sale right now — just in time for Prime Day. We'll update this page throughout Amazon Prime Day with more deals for space fans as we see them, so don't forget to check back period to see what we find!

Prime Day officially starts Oct. 13 at 3 a.m. EDT (0700 GMT) — though the early deals have already begun. The deals are only available to people with an Amazon Prime account. Prime costs $119 per year, but users can try it free for 30 days.

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